Mortgage rates are rising and home prices are expected to continue to appreciate. Given those circumstances, what will mortgage originations look like in 2019 and 2020?

Housing starts have fallen significantly according to a Census Bureau report on new residential construction. Experts parse through the numbers and explain the correlation of the dip with the recent hurricanes.

Here’s what a national housing report revealed about the year-over-year drop in home sales and the headwinds likely to impact sales moving forward.

With slower price gains forecast in the housing market, those looking to buy a home may feel their luck is changing. But how will interest rate hikes affect their mortgage payments?

Pretium announced that it has secured a deal with Oakland Capital Management and Ranieri Partners to purchase Selene Holdings. Such a major acquisition is certain to affect the housing market.

Northpointe Banke brings Kate Higgins onboard as a new Senior Loan Officer. Higgins has more than 40 years of experience in customer service and sales, and she will be working to cultivate and expand business relationships at Northpointe Banke, which provides home loans and deposit-banking products to communities nationwide.

Pat Downing joins FirstClose as their new CTO. Downing’s chief role with FirstClose, which works as a vendor to integrate information across multiple loan origination systems, will be overseeing development of all technical efforts.

A nationwide real estate valuation firm has released a report showing the metro areas with the most lively housing markets. See which metro areas are showing the most vigorous price-hikes.

A report issued by a property information and analytics firm examines the accuracy of its home-price forecasts. Find out how close their numbers track with reality.

An analysis of the financial costs shows the percentage of median household income for those buying or renting in urban, suburban, and rural markets. The results may surprise you.